EP 1957027 A2 20080820 - ACOUSTIC RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS
Title (en)
ACOUSTIC RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS
Title (de)
AKUSTISCHES ATEMTHERAPIEGERÄT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE THERAPIE RESPIRATOIRE ACOUSTIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2006043777 W 20061109
- US 28648905 A 20051123
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2007113843A1] An active respiratory therapeutic device for clearing breathing passages, loosening and breaking up mucus plugs and phlegm in a patient's sinuses, trachea, bronchial passages and lungs while a patient is breathing normally through the device is disclosed. The apparatus preferably includes a C shaped curved hollow housing having a closed end portion and an open threaded end portion. The open end portion forms at least part of an acoustic coupling chamber. A generally funnel shaped tapered mouthpiece tapers to a small end portion sized to be inserted into a patient's mouth. The mouthpiece forms another part of the acoustic coupling chamber. An acoustic signal generator housed within the hollow housing generates and directs acoustic vibrations into and through the coupling chamber. The mouthpiece preferably includes a valve permitting a patient breathing through the mouthpiece to inhale through a valve opening and exhale through a bypass passage around the valve while at the same time coupling the acoustic coupling chamber into the patient's airways.
IPC 8 full level
A61M 16/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61M 16/0006 (2014.02 - EP US); A61M 16/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 16/208 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2205/3569 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2205/3576 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2230/205 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2007113843 A1 20070524; US 7617821 B2 20091117; AT E554816 T1 20120515; AU 2006316854 A1 20070531; AU 2006316854 B2 20120202; CA 2628948 A1 20070531; CA 2628948 C 20111220; CN 101312704 A 20081126; CN 101312704 B 20120111; EP 1957027 A2 20080820; EP 1957027 A4 20100728; EP 1957027 B1 20120425; ES 2386021 T3 20120807; JP 2009517128 A 20090430; JP 4862047 B2 20120125; NZ 567878 A 20110331; US 2010022923 A1 20100128; US 2012095374 A1 20120419; US 8082920 B2 20111227; US 8443796 B2 20130521; WO 2007061648 A2 20070531; WO 2007061648 A3 20071011; ZA 200805455 B 20091125
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 28648905 A 20051123; AT 06837316 T 20061109; AU 2006316854 A 20061109; CA 2628948 A 20061109; CN 200680043971 A 20061109; EP 06837316 A 20061109; ES 06837316 T 20061109; JP 2008542337 A 20061109; NZ 56787806 A 20061109; US 2006043777 W 20061109; US 201113324268 A 20111213; US 57651109 A 20091009; ZA 200805455 A 20080623